Indian Navy holds bilateral maritime exercise with UK’s Royal Navy

Indian Navy holds bilateral maritime exercise with UK’s Royal Navy

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Category : Defense Published on: March 25 2023

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‘Konkan 2023’, the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy, was held from 20 to 22 Mar 23 off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea.
INS Trishul, a guided missile frigate, and HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 guided missile frigate, participated in this edition and undertook multiple maritime drills to enhance interoperability and imbibe best practices.
They included gunnery shoots on the inflatable surface target ‘Killer Tomato’, helicopter operations, anti-air and anti-submarine warfare drills, Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS), ship maneuvers and exchange of personnel.
INS Trishul is the second frigate of the Talwar class of the Indian Navy.
Trishul, the guided missile frigate, joined the arsenal of the Indian Navy in 2003.

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